{"id":1247,"date":"2021-09-02T11:33:59","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T11:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/researchoffice\/?page_id=1247"},"modified":"2025-07-14T13:21:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T13:21:01","slug":"impact-data-ethics-and-our-research-environment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/researchoffice\/impact-data-ethics-and-our-research-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"Data, Ethics and our Research Environment"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1247\" class=\"elementor elementor-1247\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4cb8f04 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4cb8f04\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e83216b\" data-id=\"e83216b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70defda elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70defda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEmbedding ethics and data management best practice in your day to day research and knowledge exchange activities is key.\n\nSupport with this and more comes from the\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universityofwestminster.sharepoint.com\/sites\/00277\/SitePages\/Who's-who-in-the-Research-Knowledge-Exchange-Office.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> members of the RKEO team<\/a><\/span>\u00a0and beyond.\n\nWe hope that the below resources are a useful starting point for conversations and perhaps introduce some new good habits that you can incorporate into your normal working practices.\n\nIf there are specific areas you would like the Team to provide more support with, please do let us know by email.\n\nYou might also find the videos available on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncrm.ac.uk\/resources\/video\/\">the National Centre for Research Methods&#8217; website <\/a>useful. Their most recent series focused on Decolonial Research Methods.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-153e7c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"153e7c3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6298027\" data-id=\"6298027\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c4c3e11 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c4c3e11\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f44a91\" data-id=\"5f44a91\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da2c945 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da2c945\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/universityofwestminster.sharepoint.com\/:p:\/r\/sites\/00277\/Shared%20Documents\/Researcher%20Development\/RDP%202021_10%20Minute%20Introduction%20to%20Research%20Data%20Management%20for%20Researchers.pptx?d=wd0a79356ab934ad1b0dc16644325843d&amp;csf=1&amp;web=1&amp;e=gzQFYQ\">Research Data Management [slides]<\/a><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>This presentation provides an introduction to research data management and how the university can support you with managing your data. The research data lifecycle, research data management planning and the University&#8217;s research data management policy are all explored to familiarise you with the core ideas.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-793d73c\" data-id=\"793d73c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9726240 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"9726240\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=V2uVT-Ih7Sg&amp;list=PLX4wrfly6zDIYlRG4egMqzJBkrIsEdhiS&amp;index=4&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c58ff0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c58ff0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This video highlights the importance of considering the ethical implications of your work, outlining key points at which to do so, why and how.<\/p><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-37953f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37953f9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0716ddc\" data-id=\"0716ddc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50a3de5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"50a3de5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=DnN_PnE4DmU&amp;list=PLX4wrfly6zDIYlRG4egMqzJBkrIsEdhiS&amp;index=6&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9755ff7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9755ff7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">This video explains how to start or amend an ethics application on the VRE. For further enquiries please contact: research-ethics@westminster.ac.uk and for more info on research ethics, integrity, and governance, please visit the<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/researchoffice\/category\/ethics\/\"> RKEO blog.<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a863a9\" data-id=\"7a863a9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36458be elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"36458be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=mi5YFcRlvOQ&amp;list=PLX4wrfly6zDIYlRG4egMqzJBkrIsEdhiS&amp;index=7&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-461c55c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"461c55c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This video walks through the Research and KE Ethics Review Application Form.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f048d2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f048d2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e004fe2\" data-id=\"e004fe2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33c228b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33c228b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Further resources<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>:<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/universityofwestminster.sharepoint.com\/:w:\/r\/sites\/00277\/_layouts\/15\/Doc.aspx?sourcedoc=%7B2D53AE2A-6F88-4BFD-B550-FBE3D0A010D8%7D&amp;file=UREC-SOP-005%20Expedited%20Review%20policy%20and%20procedure.docx&amp;action=default&amp;mobileredirect=true\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>UREC-SOP-005 Expedited Review Policy and Procedure\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universityofwestminster.sharepoint.com\/sites\/00277\/SitePages\/Intellectual-Property-and-Your-Research.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IP and Your Research<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><u><a href=\"https:\/\/universityofwestminster.sharepoint.com\/sites\/Resources\/SitePages\/Safety health and wellbeing policies and guidance.aspx\">Safety Health and Wellbeing policies and guidance<\/a> <\/u>(access for UoW staff only)<\/p><p><u><a href=\"https:\/\/universityofwestminster.sharepoint.com\/sites\/Resources\/SitePages\/Overseas travel.aspx\">Procurement advice on overseas travel<\/a> <\/u>(internal only)<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/universityofwestminster.sharepoint.com\/sites\/Resources\/SitePages\/Travel overseas .aspx\"><u>SHW guidance on travel overseas<\/u><\/a> (internal only)<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westminster.ac.uk\/research\/researcher-support\/research-data\">The Research Data section of the University website<\/a> <\/span>is comprehensive and extremely useful<\/p><p>Our <a 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Support with this and more comes from the\u00a0 members of the RKEO team\u00a0and beyond. 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